WoW SoD: Phase 2 Mage Rune&Locations

Time: 2024-02-06 by mmojugg Game: WOW Classic Season Of Discovery Guide

Rune Engraving is a new system in Wow Season of Discovery that allows players to use skills added in future DLCs. It brings a lot of excitement and changes to the gameplay of WoW Classic Vanilla.

Nothing is more remarkable for Mage players than having access to some of the future DLC skills in the early game. We can combine these new runes in-game to create a new Mage Build, with a total of 24 runes available so far. This opens up endless possibilities and promises an exhilarating experience.

Follow MMOJUGG as we launch a new series of articles showcasing all the rune effects and locations in the World of Warcraft Season of Discovery Phase 2 for all 9 classes.

This article will provide detailed information on the 7 runes for Mage and where or how to obtain them. We will keep updating this page with more details about the Mage Runes and their locations as they become available.

WoW SoD Phase 2 Mage runes - Engrave Belt - Frostfire Bolt rune

Rune Effect: Launches a bolt of frostfire at the enemy, causing [(13.828124 + 0.018012 * Level + 0.044141 * Level * Level) * 258 / 100] to [(13.828124 + 0.018012 * Level + 0.044141 * Level * Level) * 300 / 100] Frostfire damage, slowing movement speed by 40% and causing an additional [(13.828124 + 0.018012 * Level + 0.044141 * Level * Level) * 8 / 100 * 3] Frostfire damage over 9 sec. This spell will be checked against the lower of the target's Frost and Fire resists and counts as both Frost and Fire damage.

Rune Location: Obtain a Spell Notes for Frostfire Bolt Rune; defeat

Skullsplitter Mystic outside Zul'Gurub

in Stranglethorn Vale (around 47, 34). However, this mob spawns in various locations, so you may have to search among other Skullsplitter mobs to find the Mystic. Once you defeat the Mystic, you can obtain the Spell Notes: TROFF IRESTBOL drop and use it to get the Frostfire Bolt Rune.

WoW SoD Phase 2 Mage runes - Engrave Belt - Hot Streak rune

Rune Effect: Any time you score 2 non-periodic spell criticals in a row using Fireball, Fire Blast, Scorch, or Living Bomb, your next Pyroblast spell cast within 10 sec will be instant cast.

Rune Location: Looking for a

Singed Note

, Go to Alterac Mountains and hunt

Syndicate Thief

at approximately (58.8, 67.0). Once get the note, head to the

Blacksmith Forge in Strahnbrad, approximately at (60.0, 46.4).

On the outside of the forge building,

two bellows

can be seen. Use a Fire spell like Flamestrike on both until they start

glowing red and flaming

. This will spawn an

Ancient Fire Elemental

, which you can defeat to obtain the Hot Streak Rune.

WoW SoD Phase 2 Mage runes - Engrave Belt - Missile Barrage rune

Rune Effect: Gives your Arcane Blast a 40% chance, and your Fireball and Frostbolt spells a 20% chance to reduce the channeled duration of your next Arcane Missiles spell by 50%, reduce the mana cost by 100%, and missiles will fire every 0.5 secs.

Rune Location: Go to Alterac Mountains and eliminate

Syndicate Thief (located approximately at coordinates 58.8 67.0)

. Keep defeating them until one of them drops a

Singed Note.

Then, head to the

Blacksmith Forge

in Strahnbrad (located approximately at coordinates 60.0 46.4). Once there, you will see

two bellows

attached outside the forge building. Use a fire spell, such as Flamestrike, until they

turn red and start flaming

. Once both Bellows have been set on fire, an

Ancient Fire Elemental

will appear. Defeat this enemy to acquire the Hot Streak Rune.

WoW SoD Phase 2 Mage runes - Engrave Belt - Spellfrost Bolt rune

Rune Effect: Launches a bolt of spellfrost at the enemy, causing [(13.828124 + 0.018012 * Level + 0.044141 * Level * Level) * 203 / 100] to [(13.828124 + 0.018012 * Level + 0.044141 * Level * Level) * 237 / 100] Spellfrost damage and slowing movement speed by 40% for 9 sec. This spell will be checked against the lower of the target's Frost and Arcane resists and counts as both Frost and Arcane damage.

Rune Location:

Skullsplitter Mystics

outside Zul'Gurub in

Stranglethorn Vale (47 34)

drop this rune. As the mob has many spawn points, you may need to search among other Skullsplitter mobs.

WoW SoD Phase 2 Mage runes - Engrave Boots - Brain Freeze rune

Rune Effect: Your Frost damage spells with chilling effects have a 15% chance to cause your next Fireball, Spellfrost Bolt, or Frostfire Bolt spell to be instant cast and cost no mana.

Rune Location: To start in Desolace, head to the

Extinguished Campfire

northwest of the

Kodo Graveyard (47, 54)

. Once there, please pick up the quest and head to

Kormek's Hut (63, 39)

to turn it into

Bibbly F'utzbuckle

. Bibbly will give you the next quest - "On the Lam". To continue the quest, travel to Booty Bay and go to the inn. Speak to

Tokal

to turn in "On the Lam" and pick up Cherry for Your Thoughts.

Buy Cherry Grog

and give it to her. She will then give you the next quest,

“No Honor Among Thieves”

. Next, head to the bridge between Arathi Highlands and the Wetlands and find the

Rowboat around (53, 91)

on the Arathi Highlands map. Interact with the boat to be teleported to the eastern shore. Find

Illari Duskfeather

and speak with her. You must defeat her in a fight to obtain Illari's Key, which unlocks a nearby chest containing the Brain Freeze Rune. Night Elves have a peaceful dialogue option to obtain Illari's Key instead of fighting her.

WoW SoD Phase 2 Mage runes - Engrave Boots - Chronostatic Preservation rune

Rune Effect: Heals a friendly target for [(38.258376 + 0.904195 * Level + 0.161311 * Level * Level) * 200 / 100] to [(38.258376 + 0.904195 * Level + 0.161311 * Level * Level) * 300 / 100].]

[Fuses Arcane, Fire, and Frost magic to freeze chronomantic energy into a stored state for later use. You can hold this energy for up to 15 sec before it combusts and expires. When unleashed, heals a friendly target for [(38.258376 + 0.904195 * Level + 0.161311 * Level * Level) * 200 / 100] to [(38.258376 + 0.904195 * Level + 0.161311 * Level * Level) * 300 / 100]. This spell is considered Arcane, Fire, and Frost for interactions with other spells, talents, and effects.]

Rune Location: Gather three sets of Partial Spell Notes by having 3 to 4 mages cast ice spells like

Frostbolt

Ice Lance

to cool down

Scorched mobs

in Thousand Needles:

Singed Highperch Consort

is found approximately at coordinates (11, 36).

Scorched Screeching Roguefeather

is situated near the harpy caves on the southern wall.

Seared Needles Cougar

is located close to the Great Lift. The cat is confined, so you'll need to acquire the key from the

Galak Mauler

. Merge the Spell Notes to obtain chronostatic preservation rune.

WoW SoD Phase 2 Mage runes - Engrave Boots - Spell Powerrune

Rune Effect: Increases critical strike damage bonus of all spells by 50%.

Rune Location: To obtain the Spell Power Rune, you will need to find a set of 20 books scattered across the world. This includes the 10 books that you would have already read while acquiring the Icy Veins Rune. If you haven't already done so, it's recommended to go back and collect the 10 books for the Icy Veins Rune, as they are quite easy to obtain. For the Spell Power Rune, the book locations are as follows:

Kalimdor:

- Desolace: Demons and You (55.0, 28.0)

- Dustwallow Marsh: RwlRwlRwlRwl! (57.0, 21.0)

- Thousand Needles: Geomancy: The Stone-Cold Truth (34.0, 40.0)

Eastern Kingdoms:

- Alterac Mountains: Defensive Magics 101 (48.5, 57.6)

- Arathi Highlands: A Web of Lies: Debunking Myths and Legends (73.0, 65.0)

- Badlands: Mummies: A Guide to the Unsavory Undead (57.0, 39.0)

- Stranglethorn Vale: Basilisks: Should Petrification be Feared? (41.5, 50.8)

- Swamp of Sorrows: A Ludite's Guide to Caring for Your Demonic Pet.

To obtain the book, you will need to farm Lost Ones for the Rusted Cage Key.

The book is located in a cage at (61.0, 22.0).

WoW SoD Phase 2 Mage runes - Engrave Bracers - Balefire Bolt rune

Confirmed Unavailable - ready for later phase

Rune Effect: Unleash a reality-distorting burst of raw magic at your enemy, dealing [(13.828124 + 0.018012 * Level + 0.044141 * Level * Level) * 280 / 100] to [(13.828124 + 0.018012 * Level + 0.044141 * Level * Level) * 420 / 100] Spellfire damage. Each time you cast Balefire Bolt, the damage of your next Balefire Bolt within 30 sec will be increased by 10% and your Spirit will be decreased by 10% for 30 sec, both stacking up to 10 times. If your Spirit reaches 0 as consequence, you will immediately die. This spell will be checked against the lower of the target's Arcane and Fire resists.